NME snapper and writer honoured at music press awards

Former NME snapper Pennie Smith, who famously photographed The Clash's iconic 'London Calling' cover' as well as much of The Good, The Bad & The Queen's images (pictured), has been honoured at a music press awards ceremony.

Smith, who received NME's Godlike Genius award in 2002, was presented with the Outstanding Contribution To Music Photography gong at the Record Of The Day Awards awards by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon in London last night (November 27).

Ex-NME writer Jon Savage also received a similar award for music journalism at The Conway Hall, in Holborn.

Barbra Charone picked up the equivalent PR award.

Meanwhile, NME.COM received a gong for Best Digital Publication.

The full winners were:

Student Choice Publication: Quietus.com
Student Choice Writer: Peter Robinson
Live Reviews: writer of the year: Kitty Empire – The Observer
Best PR campaign for a breakthrough UK Act: Tony Linkin at Coalition PR for Glasvegas
Best PR campaign for an established UK Act: Lewis Jamieson at Hall or Nothing PR for Elbow
Record Reviews Writer of the Year: Alexis Petridis – The Guardian
Best Music Coverage in a Newspaper: The Guardian
Business and Technology Writer of the Year: Ben Cardew – Music Week
Best PR campaign for an established non-UK Act: James Hopkins at Columbia Records for Kings Of Leon
Best PR Campaign for a Breakthrough Non-UK Act: Ash Collins at Toast PR for MGMT
Best Podcast: Guardian Music Weekly
Best Editor: Caspar Llewellyn Smith – Observer Music Monthly
Best Independent PR Company: Dog Day Press
Best Independent PR individual: Nathan Beazer at Dog Day Press
Best Digital Publication: NME.COM
Best in-house PR person: Andy Prevezer at Warners Bros Records
Best In-House PR department: Polydor Records
Artist and Music Features: Writer of The Year: Simon Cosyns and Jacqui Swift – The Sun, Something for the Weekend
Breaking Music Writer: Paul Lester
Magazine of the Year: Word
Best Blog: 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Best Online PR: Scruffy Bird
Outstanding contribution to music journalism: Jon Savage
Outstanding contribution to PR: Barbara Charone – MBC PR
Outstanding contribution to music photography: Pennie Smith